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Sherry
Which wine can be fino' or 'Oloroso'?
Sense and Sensibility
Which Jane Austin novel is about the affairs of the heart of Eleanor and Marianne Daswood?
Tom Stoppard
"Who wrote the plays ""Jumpers"", ""Travesties"", and ""Arcadia""?"
River Soar
On which English river does the city of Leicester stand?
'TURANDOT'
Which opera by Puccini was completed posthumously by Franco Alfano?
INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PARTY
What was the name of the Indian political party led by Mahatma Ghandi for 20 years prior to India's independence?
EVA MARIE SAINT
In Alfred Hitchcock's film 'North By Northwest', which actress was Cary Grant saving from James Mason?
RUPERT
In the comedy series 'Rising Damp', what was 'Rigsby's' christian name?
BOB DYLAN
'Highway 61 Revisited' and 'Blood On The Tracks' were both albums released by which popular singer?
WOODROW WILSON
Who was the American President during World War I?
'WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE'
Which Pete Seeger song did Marlene Dietrich record in 1962?
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Which American President represented his country at the 'Yalta Summit' at the end of World War II?
HEINKEL
Which German aircraft company invented the 'ejector seat' in 1942?
DRAKE'S PASSAGE
Which stretch of water off the southern tip of South America is the point where the South Atlantic meets the South Pacific?
WILLIAM WYLER
Who directed the 1946 film, 'The Best Years Of Our Lives'?
WALTER KRONKITE
Which American newsman broke the news of JFK's death to the nation?
1993
In what year was Monica Seles stabbed in the back during a tennis tournament in Hamburg?
NOEL COWARD
David Lean directed the 1945 film 'Brief Encounter', but who composed the incidental music and also produced the film?
1994
In what year did Freddie Starr's horse 'Minnehoma' win the Grand national?
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
In 1993 which football team lost in both the FA Cup Final and League Cup Final?
KYUSHU
On which island is Nagasaki the recipient of the second 'Atomic Bomb'?
THE LIVER
In which organ of the body are the hepatic arteries.
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Which football team in 1995 lost their last game of the season to Liverpool, but were still winners of the Premiership title?
IN THE NECK
Where in the human body is the Carotid Artery situated?
OAHU
On which island is the US naval base of Pearl Harbour?
GEORGES POMPIDOU
Which former Prime Minister of France became his country's President after the resignation of Charles de Gaulle?
GRAHAM HILL
Which British driver was the winner of the Monaco Grand Prix in 1963, 64, 65, 68 and 1969?
KATHERINE HAMNETT
Which fashion designer was responsible for the trend of slogan-bearing T-shirts in the 1980's?
TIGHTROPE WALKER
What is the occupation of a 'Funambulist'?
RICARDO PATRESE
Who drove in 256 Grand Prixs between 1977 and 1993, winning six races?
KONSTANTIN CHERNENKO
Who was Russian President after Yuri Andropov?
LOUTH
Dundalk is the county town of which county in the Republic of Ireland?
ANNE BRONTE
Who wrote the novel, 'The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall'?
GALWAY BAY
The Aran Islands stand in the mouth of which Irish Bay?
'VANITY FAIR'
in which novel does 'Rawdon Crawley' marry 'Becky Sharpe'?
'THE MASK'
In which 1994 film does Jim Carey play the part of 'Stanley Ipkiss'?
MEATLOAF
Which rock star and actor was born Marvin Lee Aday?
LET THE BUYER BEWARE
What does the legal term 'Caveat Emptor' mean?
KING JOHN
Which English king was known as 'Lackland'?
GEORGE V
To which English monarch was Mary of Teck, consort?
DENZIL WASHINGTON
Who played the part of Steve Biko in the film 'Cry Freedom'?
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
In which African National Park is the tourist camp of Skukuza?
PERFUMERY
In which industry would you use Neroli oil?
COVENTRY
John Piper was the designer of the stained-glass window in which English cathedral?
APPLE
'Beauty Of Bath', 'Discovery', 'James Grieve', and 'Lord Lambourne' are all varieties of which fruit grown outdoors in the UK?
LIVERPOOL
Gilbert Scott was the architect of which English Anglican cathedral?
'WONDER WOMAN'
She and her alto egofirst appeared in 1941 in 'All Star Comics', the creation of Chester Gould. Who is she?
SOUFRIERE HILLS
In 1997, Plymouth the capital of the Caribbean island of Montserrat was virtually buried after the eruption of which volcano?
'FLASH GORDON'
Created by Alex Raymond, this futuristic character first appeared in 1934. Who is he?
SIR PERCIVAL
In Arthurian Legend of English source, three knights of Arthur achieved The Holy Grail, Sir Bors and Sir Galahad are two, who was the third?
NOTTS COUNTY
Which football club did 'Big Sam' Allardice leave to manage Bolton?
MEMPHIS, Tennessee
In which city did the assassination of Martin Luther King?
ENDEAVOUR
What name links the Apollo 15 space ship with that of seafarer Captain Cook?
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
Steve Bruce left his role as player-manager of Sheffield Wednesday to manage which club?
LINCOLNSHIRE.
RAF Waddington is in which English county?
PELICAN
Bywhat name was Sir Francis Drake's ship known before he circumnavigated the world?
JACK HOWARTH
Who played the part of 'Valerie Barlow's' uncle in 'Coronation Street'?
WAR OF THE ROSES
In which conflict did the Battle of Towton take place?
THE PANCREAS
In which organ of the body are the 'Islets of Langerhans'?
URANUS
Of which planet is'Desdemona' a satellite?
ARTHUR LESLIE
Who played the original landlord of the 'Rovers Return' in 'Coronation Street'?
SATURN
'Janus' was discovered in 1966.It is a moon of which planet?
THE BRAIN
In which part of the body is the 'Hypothalamus'?
WITHAM
On which river is the City of Lincoln?
QUEENSLAND
The Whitsunday Islands lieoff the coast of which Australian state?
SEVERN
On which river is the market town of Welshpool?
JOHN LOWE
Darts. Who in 1984, achieved the first televised nine- dartfinish?
VULTURE
What type of bird is a 'Lammergeier'?
TABLE TENNIS
In which sport is the 'Swaythling Cup' contested?
JOHN BONHAM
Who was the drummer with the 1970's rock band 'Led Zepplin'?
HAROLD BRIGHOUSE
Which English dramatistwrote 'Hobson's Choice'?
MAJOR GENERAL
What is the Army rank equivalent to Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy?
AIR VICE MARSHAL
What rank in the RAF is equivalent to Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy?
NASEBY
Which famous battle of 1645 took place when the Parliamentary Army led by Fairfax defeated the Royalist Army led by Prince Rupert?
STORM
With a 'Beaufort Scale' number of 11, and a wind speed of 64 -72 mph.How is this wind force described?
OLIVIA de HAVILLAND
Which actress was the elder sister of Joan Fontaine?
PICOLLO
What is the highest pitched woodwind instrument in an orchestra?
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Who wrote the music for the hymn 'Onward Christian Soldiers'?
DOUBLE BASS
What is the lowest pitched string instrument in an orchestra?
BETTY WILLIAMS
Who in 1977 shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Miraid Corrigan?
FREDERICK DELIUS
Which British composer wrote 'On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring'?
ERROL FLYNN
Who played the lead male role in the 1939 film-western, 'Dodge City'?
AJAX
Which Greek hero of the 'Trojan War' killed himself when the armour of Achilles was given to Odysseus?
LONDON GATWICK
Which British airport has the code LGW?
PEANUTS
"What may be described as ""a leguminous plant bearing pods that ripen underground, and contain seeds used for food and oil""?"
1983
In which year was Benigno Aquino murdered, the USSR shoot down a Boeing 747 off Sakhalin Island, and America land troops in Grenada?
CHARLES II
The buccaneer Henry Morgan was pardoned and knighted by which king?
AUSTRALIA
The 'Brickfielder' is a hotdry wind in which country?
U.S.A
Similarly, in which country does the 'Diablo' blow?
BILLY DAVIES
Who was dismissed as manager of Derby County on November 21st. 2007?
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Alphabetically, which is the last state in Australia?
WATTS
In which suburb of Los Angeles were there major riots in 1965?
SMALL
In Italy, what does the word 'piccolo' mean?
'THE INCREDIBLES'
Which film of 2004 is about an insurnace man and his family who are forced to abandon their quiet suburban life and revert to their 'superhero' guises in order to save the world?
J.G. BALLARD
Who wrote 'Cocaine Nights', 'The Drowned World', and 'High Rise'?
DROPSY
What is another namefor Oedema?
SPANISH
What nationality was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France?
JAMES BUCHANAN
Who so far, has been the only bachelor President of the U.S.A.?
GEORGE ORWELL
Who wrote 'Down And Out In Paris And London', and 'The Lion And The Unicorn'?
ISOTOPES
What name is given to atoms of any given element which have the same number of protons and electrons, and the same chemical qualities, but differ in the number of neutrons in their nuclei?